President Obama '83's Favorite Oxy Class

Following his Jan. 27 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama '83 responded to questions from the public in an interview moderated by YouTube's Steve Grove.

One of the questions was "What was your favorite class in college?"

"I had a wonderful political science class," the president said. "I still remember the name of the professor: Roger Boesche at Occidental College. And it sparked my general interest in politics. And he still teaches there and was just a wonderful, wonderful professor."

We decided to ask current Occidental students about their favorite classes. Here's what they said:

Read more about Obama and Boesche in a Jan. 29 Los Angeles Timesstory.